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Gabriela Leon
Gabriela Leon (born 17 June 1999) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the pole vault. Early life From Grand Rapids, Michigan, she attended East Kentwood High School. Career A student at the University of Louisville, she won the NCAA outdoors pole vault title in June 2022. It was the first outdoor track and field title in the school's history. She finished fourth at the US national trials in June, 2022 and was selected to compete at the 2022 World Athletics Championships – Women's pole vault, 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. On her major championship debut she qualified for the final, where she finished twelfth. References 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Grand Rapids, Michigan Track and field athletes from Michigan Louisville Cardinals women's track and field athletes American female pole vaulters World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
